Founders and Life Members

Those who have been awarded with regards to the start-up and growth of Touch Football.

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NameLinkRegionFounderLife MemberYear awardedOtherNotes
Bob Dyke (d)AlmanacSydneySouth Sydney
NSWTA
TFA
TFA
NSWTA
2010Founded South Sydney Touch competition in Australia in 1968.
Ray Vawdon (d)AlmanacSydneySouth Sydney
NSWTA
TFA
TFA
NSWTA
2010Founded South Sydney Touch competition in Australia in 1968.
Phil Smith (d)AlmanacAustralia
TFA
NSWTA
1986
Cary ThompsonSydneyTFA
FIT
1996
2015
International Touch (FIT) president for 16 years
Creator of Touch Almanac
Barrie KeenahanWollongongWollongongTFA1994Referee Director
Paul Webb (Dr)TFA1996
Brian RooneySydneyTFA2004
Bill KerrGold CoastTFA
QTF
FIT
2014
1996
2021
Paul EggersGold CoastTFATFA
QTA
SEQld
2011
1986
1974
Ian MatthewAustraliaFIT2021
Darrin SykesAustraliaFIT2021
Dick Fairbairn (d)AlmanacAustraliaTFA1994
Peter RooneyCronullaCronulla
NSW and TFA Referees
TFA
NSWTA
2000
Cathy GrayTFAAustraliaTFA2012
Dennis CoffeyAustraliaTFA2012TFA Coaching DirectorAustralian Rep player
Lou TompkinsAustraliaTFA2014TFA Referees director
Jim SchaumbergDetailsBrisbaneBTFABMTA1982Founder of first competition in Queensland in 1973
Bill CameronBrisbaneBTFABTFA secretary for many years.Founder of first competition in Queensland in 1973
Gary BalkinDetailsBrisbaneBTFABMTA1980Founder of first competition in Queensland in 1973.
Long time supporter of Rugby League (Souths) and Touch Football. Founding member of the Broncos,
Vince MorrisonDetailsBrisbaneBTFABMTA
BCTA
1980
198?
Founder of first competition in Queensland in 1973.
Lionel MowlesDetailsBrisbaneBMTABMTA1983
Wayne DaleyDetailsBrisbaneBTFABMTA1983BTFA President
Neil BaumberDetailsBrisbaneBCTABMTA1985BTFA President
Russell MowlesDetailsBrisbaneBMTA
QTA
BMTA
QTA
1979
1986
ATA President
BTA President
QTA President
Australia Sports Medal Recipient (ASM)
John LeahyHawkes 1974BrisbaneBMTA
Don BatesonMetros 1974BrisbaneFirst QLD State Team manager, BMTA committee
Greg MalloryDetailsBrisbaneBMTA
Leigh BarkerDetailsBrisbaneBMTABMTA1980
John WalckMedicos 1974BrisbaneBMTA
Alwyn GriffenBlack Stumps 1974BrisbaneBMTA
Col ClarkDetailsBrisbaneBMTA1979Original BMTA referee, from 1974 to 1985
Peter RidgewellDetailsBrisbaneBMTA1986President of BMTA for many years. Australian representative player.
John DriverDetailsBrisbaneBMTA1986
Morey CreedDetailsBrisbaneBMTA1989
Barry KeeganDetailsBrisbaneBMTA1992
Terry JacksDetails
TFA
BrisbaneBMTA1985TFA Hall of Fame
Reg BarrDetailsBrisbaneBMTA1994
Paige RidgewelDetailsBrisbaneBMTA1997
Gary MaddersDetailsBrisbaneBMTA
BCTA
1999
Ross BatesonDetailsBrisbaneBMTA2005
Peter BellDetails
TFA
BrisbaneBMTA2006TFA Hall of Fame 2010
Ken WillettDetailsBrisbaneBMTA2019
Leeanne BauerDetailsBrisbaneBMTA2022
John ClarkDetailsBrisbaneBMTA2022
Noel FairlyBrisbaneBCTA
Jenny MaddersBrisbaneBCTA
Gary RoseBrisbaneBCTA
Ray GrieshaberBrisbaneBCTA
Jim HoganBrisbaneBCTA
Don Holland (d)BrisbaneQTA
Wide Bay (Qld)
Wayne GrantDetailsBrisbaneBMTA
Michael CooksleyDetailsBrisbaneBMTA
Barry DoyleQTA1987
Bill PierceQTA1987
Peter McNivenIpswichSWQTQTA
19821978 Squash United Touch Club founder
1980 Ipswich Touch founder
1984 South West Qld Touch founder
Australia, Queensland coach
Australia Hall of Fame
International Touch board member
Raymond EustaceIpswichQTA1992
Richard MunroQTA1993
Alan SatchellGold CoastQTA2000
Pat CarrollRedlandsQTA
Redlands
2010
1993
Arthur DavisRedlandsRedlands1991
John CarrollRedlandsRedlands1992
Peter GillespieRedlandsRedlands1992
Tim FreebodyRedlandsRedlands2007
Geoff DownsRedlandsRedlands2017
Michael DulgnanRedlandsRedlands2017
John MackayNSWTA1980s
Peter ReidNSWTA1990
Judy BegnellNSWTA1993
Les SaddlerNSWTA1997
Brian KiddNSWTA1997
Ian MatthewNSWTA2002
Rod Wise (d)NSWTA2002
John HowardNSWTA2003
Frank DrydenNSWTA2003
Ron HansonNSWTA2004
Mark BolandNSWTA2005TFA Hall of Fame 2003
NSWTA Hall of Fame 2007
Ian StanleyNSWTA2005
John RyanNSWTA2010
Gary Croft (d)NSWTA2010
Michael ClarkNSWTA2010
Gary BrickellNSWTA2010
Ron AndrewsNSWTA2010
Fran HansonNSWTA2012
Jim YeoNSWTA2012
Julie AndrewsNSWTA2012
Aileen MayNSWTA2013
Tony DoyleNSWTA2015
Don GreenNSWTA2019
Wendy BrownBrisbaneRedcliffe
Paul BrownBrisbaneRedcliffe
Glen O’ShanesyBrisbaneRedcliffe
Liz KippenBrisbaneRedcliffe
Ian KippenBrisbaneRedcliffe
Bob PriceBrisbaneRedcliffe
Gary ForbesBrisbaneRedcliffe1999